Sunday School Lessons for Kids

100% free Sunday School lessons. Download a single lesson plan or choose a curriculum series. You’ll find thousands of Bible lesson plans and activities for Sunday School. Below is what we recommend lessons for this week. You can also search by scripture, Bible story, or theme.

Featured Sunday School Lessons

• Children’s Church Lesson: Jesus Battles The Devil (Matthew 4:1-11) This Children’s Church lesson teaches about the Temptation of Jesus from Matthew 4:1-11. The download below includes the complete teaching notes, worksheets, coloring pages, and craft ideas. It’s everything you ...
• Lent Lessons & Activities for Sunday School We want to help you teach kids about Lent. Download our coloring pages, lesson plans, and activities for Lent. Use them in your Sunday School or Children’s Church. Lent Lessons for ...
• Lent Lesson: Jesus in the Desert (Matthew 4:1-11) This Lent lesson explains the 40 days Jesus spent in the Wilderness. It’s perfect for kids to learn about the Temptation of Jesus and what it means to be devoted ...
• Jesus is Tempted (Matthew 4:1-11) Sunday School Lesson This Sunday School lesson is based on the Temptation of Jesus in Matthew 4:1-11. The lesson plan below includes the complete teacher notes, craft ideas, worksheets, and coloring pages. It’s ...

New Curriculum for 2020

God’s Good Rules (the 10 Commandment’s) 12 part study

Sunday School Lessons from the Lectionary

• Sunday School Lesson "The Transfiguration of Jesus" from Matthew 17:1-9
  These Sunday School Lessons are about Jesus’ Transfiguration. The Scripture references is Matthew 17:1-9. For this week’s Sunday School lesson, we’ve included everything you need to teach. The combined download […]
• Sunday School Lesson "Salt and Light" for Jesus in Matthew 5:13-20
  Download this Sunday School lesson about being “Salt and Light” for Jesus. It is based on Matthew 5:13-20 and Jesus’ sermon on the mount. Teach kids how they can be a light […]
• Sunday School Lesson: The Beatitudes in Matthew 5:1-12
  Download this Sunday School lesson about the Beatitudes. It is based on Matthew 5 and the opening of Jesus’ sermon on the mount. Teach kids how the Jesus defined happiness in a […]

100% Free Lessons for Sunday School

Curriculum on the 10 Commandments

Sunday School Lessons: God’s Good Rules

12-Week Study based on the Ten Commandments for Kids

This new Bible curriculum includes coloring pages, games, and craft ideas for each lesson. Kids will discover the truth of God’s law, their trouble to obey, and the free salvation Jesus offers on account of the cross.

42 Week Curriculum on the Attributes of God

Sunday School Lessons: What is God Like?

42 unit study based on the Attributes of God for kids

One of the most important tasks of anyone in charge of children’s ministry is that of deciding what truth to teach the children under your care. In my years as a children’s ministry director it was one task that I took very seriously. There were so many things I wanted the children in our church to know, but as I listed them out, they all boiled down to the gospel: who is God?, who is man? and what did Jesus do? With these three simple questions and spiritual guidelines in mind I started forming our children’s materials.

32 Week Curriculum on the Psalms

Praise God through the Psalms

32 Sunday School Lessons based on the Book of Psalms

God deserves praise! That’s why the book of book of Psalms is a wonderful example of spiritual worship. This 32 lesson curriculum will help children understand and experience the character of God and respond with praise.

Sunday School Lessons: The Walk

4-week practical training for kids on following Jesus.

This study is filled with practical help for kids as they learn to follow after Jesus and experience his power in daily life. All the lessons are available 100% free using the links below.

Sunday School Lessons: How To Win Against Sin

9-week curriculum for training kids in the Armor of God

The Armor of God is a great passage of Scripture to teach to children. It is visual and has immediate, real world applications for them. The 9 lesson unit covers Ephesians 6 verse 10-20. It is entitled “How to Win Against Sin” because our real battle is against sin, and with Jesus, we can win.

The Lord’s Prayer (includes coloring book)

10-lesson Sunday School curriculum based on the Jesus’ model prayer

Use our 10 part study to teach the Lord’s Prayer for Kids from Matthew 6 verse 9-13. In many churches, kids will memorize and recite this passage as a foundation for spiritual habits of prayer. Our curriculum and printables will reinforce that process and help kids discover the meaning in each petition of Jesus’ model prayer.

Parables of Jesus 

9-unit curriculum based on the teachings of Jesus

Kids learn best through storytelling (just like the first disciples) – that’s why teaching the parables of Jesus is perfect for Sunday School and Junior Church. This 9 lesson curriculum is 100% free to download an teach. Every verse of the Bible is important but the words of Jesus offer spiritual power for all disciples to obey.

Already have a theme or Bible story in mind? Use our search tool to find the teacher guides, lesson activities, curriculum, crafts, and for your class. We post Sunday’s lessons from the International Sunday School Lesson – Uniform Series. You will also see Bible studies based on the Gospel reading in the Revised Common Lectionary.

Sunday School Lessons – free for your Church

Scripture Reflection & Personal Bible Study

• Devotions on “Matthew 17:1-9” Jesus is Transfigured
  These “Matthew 17:1-9” devotions explain the Transfiguration of Jesus. We’ve compiled the following devotionals to help you grow in your faith and understanding of God’s Word. Use them for personal Bible study or when preparing a sermon or Sunday School lesson on this passage. Matthew 17:1-9 Devotions The Pleasure of […]
• Devotions on “Matthew 5:21-37” Jesus explains The Ten Commandments -Devotional, Commentary, and Prayer
  These “Matthew 5:21-37” devotions explain what Jesus said about The Ten Commandments. We’ve compiled the following devotionals to help you grow in your faith and understanding of God’s Word. Use them for personal Bible study or when preparing a sermon or Sunday School lesson on this passage. Matthew 5:21-37 Devotions […]

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Because all our teacher guides are free online in digital download & print – you never need to order samples. Just click through to the lesson and select the PDF download of the curriculum. Even if you purchase paperback curriculum on a regular cycle, our Sunday School lesson can give help buildup your studies with Bible based ideas. When you add our studies to your regular planning, you’ll become a stronger teacher.

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Free Sunday School Curriculum from Other Websites

Bible Education Resources and Online Curriculum

The following websites have a good selection of free Sunday School curriculum for children. Many Christian education companies offer printed editions of for sale. However, there is plenty of free help to keep you busy for many months.

• Praise Factory (Sunday School curriculum for all ages)
• Calvary Curriculum (325 lessons)
• Christian Answers Net (various lessons)
• Kids Sunday School Curriculum (paid site with free samples)

The index by scripture reference is a work in progress. For each book of the Bible you will find a variety of lessons, crafts, coloring pages and more. Some books will have more content than others. This index is not exhaustive because we’re tagging materials as we update them throughout 2019. It’s a new way to browse our content. Like all the resources on Ministry-To-Children, our Sunday School Curriculum is 100% free and easy print for your church.

Bible Reference Index (Alphabetical) New & Old Testament

• Children’s Church Lesson: Jesus Battles The Devil (Matthew 4:1-11) This Children’s Church lesson teaches about the Temptation of Jesus from Matthew 4:1-11. The download below includes the complete teaching notes, worksheets, coloring pages, and craft ideas. It’s everything you need to teach kids about the Temptation of Jesus in your Children’s Ministry. Jesus Battles the Devil and TemptationDownload Lesson Children’s Church Lesson: Jesus Battles The Devil Matthew 4:1-11 Learning Objectives: After this lesson, children will demonstrate knowledge of the three temptations of the Devil used against Jesus … by choosing them from a list of possible answers. Target Age: Kindergarten – 5th Items Needed: Marked Bible for this passage. Prepare the copy in advance by highlighting the significant points to emphasize. Underlining words or ideas that will need additional explanation. I typically make small notes in the margin. Explanation: This passage is often overlooked in children’s curriculum. But it is a great chance to show the importance of memorizing scripture. It also shows the how weak the Devil is compared to Jesus. Use our free lesson to teach about the Temptation of Jesus for kids. The Temptation of Jesus Bible Lesson Hook Who was the first person the Devil ever tricked? What happened? What was God going to do about it? Remind the children that when Adam sinned it brought death into the world. It made all of Adam’s children (that’s us) to be enemies of God. But God was sending Jesus to save sinners. So the Devil was trying to trick Jesus more than anyone else – ever! Book Active Listening: Say, “Today we are going to learn about the time Jesus battled the Devil. This story is from Matthew 4. I want you to listen carefully for the three tricks the devil tries to use on Jesus and how God’s Son fights back. Read (and summarize) Matthew 4:1-11. (Read with emotion and pause often to engage the children with the reading.) Remind the children that Jesus knew his special mission to die on the cross. But if Jesus fell into sin he could not save us! So Jesus always had to obey God. Be sure to emphasize the three tricks you asked the children to listen for: Stones to bread – not trusting God, not waiting for God. Jump off the Temple – wanting to get famous. Get all the kingdoms by worshiping the devil – wanting to get power. Ask for reports. The children should be able to repeat back the three points you emphasized. Say, “This story shows us how Jesus used his fighter verses (memory verses) to fight against the Devils tricks.” Matching: Match Jesus response to the right temptation. Read the response Jesus gave and have the children recall which trick he was fighting. You shall worship to Lord your God and him only shall you serve. #3 You shall not put the Lord your God to the test. #2 Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. #1 Test: Ask the children to stand up if the tricks you read were the one’s that Jesus had to battle in the story. If not from the story have them cross their arms. Turn these stones into break. Turn this water into wine. Jump off the temple. Do not obey your parents. Get power over all the kingdoms by worshiping the Devil. Look: Ask the children to think of some tricks the Devil might use on people they know. Took:  How can they fight against these tricks? Use fighter verses Ask Jesus for help, he already beat the Devil Crafts, Coloring Pages, and Worksheets The additional learning activities and printable are included in the easy print lesson PDF download. https://youtu.be/_iAwAkwalg8 Need more help? Browse my free Children’s Church Curriculum or Sunday School Lessons. You can also find many Bible crafts online.
• Bible Alphabet Coloring Pages These are perfect for preschool or younger elementary children. Each letter of the alphabet has a Biblical theme chosen by our readers. Use the link below to download the whole set in one printable file (100% free). Or you can buy a printed copy on Amazon. Bible Alphabet Coloring Pages – Free PDF – Download Bible Alphabet Coloring Pages We hope you enjoy this free printable coloring book with an alphabet theme. Use the single PDF download link above to get all the sheets in one file. If you prefer, you can browse each individual letter below. These are perfect for preschoolers or older toddlers first learning their ABCs. The letter shape is easy to color and the illustrations give some extra practice of fine motor skills. You may have seen these copied elsewhere on the internet, but these are the original illustrations by Mandy Groce created for our website in 2011. They have been used by thousands across thousands of churches, christian preschoolers, and homeschool students. They are ideal for older toddlers or any kids just learning their ABC letters. For each letter of the English alphabet, our readers are choosing the theme for to create a Bible alphabet coloring book. One reader translated these pages into into French. If you enjoy this free material, please leave a comment below to encourage the artist. We love hearing how you use them. Printable Letters in Our Bible Alphabet A is for ALMIGHTY B is for BIBLE C is for CHRIST D is for DISCIPLE E is for ETERNAL LIFE F is for FAITH G is for GOD’S GRACE H is for HEAVEN I is for ISRAEL J is for JESUS K is for KING of KINGS L is for LOVE M is for Messiah N is for NEW LIFE O is for OBEDIENCE P is for PRAYER Q is for QUIET TIME R is for Resurrection S is for SAVIOR T is for TRUST U is for UNITY V is for Victory W is for WORSHIP X is for eXcellent Y is for Yahweh Z is for Zion While you’re waiting be sure to browse all our free coloring pages. Some are based on specific Bible stories & verses while others simply follow general Christian themes. All of them are 100% free to download for your church, home, or school.
• Lent Lessons & Activities for Sunday School We want to help you teach kids about Lent. Download our coloring pages, lesson plans, and activities for Lent. Use them in your Sunday School or Children’s Church. Lent Lessons for Children’s Church Lent can be meaningful for kids too! Use these free printables about Lent for Kids church or Sunday School. These lessons are based on the parable stories, this study will help kids find their part in the Kingdom Work of Jesus. Each of the five Lent lessons addresses “walking his ways” with a different theme. 5 Part Lent Series “Walk in His Ways” Print-Friendly PDF All 5 Lessons Combined Download PDF Kids’ Devotional GuideDownload PDF Explore Each Lesson Parable of Two Sons (Matthew 21:28-32) The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) Parable of the Great Feast (Luke 14:12-24) Parable of Rich Man (Luke 12:16-21) Parable of the Lost Coin (Luke 15:8-10) Lent Coloring Pages Lent Coloring PageDownload PDF This Lent Coloring Page will help children learn about making sacrifices in their lives to remember the sacrifice of Jesus. Use this explain Lent for preschoolers in Sunday School or children’s church. Lent Activities for Sunday School Worksheets for Good Friday & Easter Sunday Who is my King? Gospel Coloring Book? Browse all our Easter Resources Creative ideas for Lent from Rebecca Vendetti’s excellent blog What is Lent? Lent is the period of the liturgical calendar leading up to Easter. It is more popular with mainline denominations, but many Christian groups embrace the traditions of  the Lenten season. It’s a time to focus on God and prepare to remember and celebrate Jesus dying on the cross and rising from the grave to save each of us. Many people decide to “give up” things for Lent to help them remember that Jesus gave his life for us, but you can also “take on” doing good things, just like Jesus did. Is Lent Biblical? Sometimes I get this question (or complaint) from independent-type churches who don’t follow a traditional church calendar. Obviously, this is an issue every family or local church has the Christian freedom to decide. Here’s our opinion as a ministry that aims to serve all churches: This season leading up to the Holy Week is not required in the Bible. The ideas behind the celebration are definitely biblical — prayer, fasting, a period of remembering Jesus’ sacrifice. From the Early Church onward, believers have marked the time leading up to the Crucifixion as a special part of the year for remembering the mission of Christ. More Teaching Kids about Lent Lent or advent? Kids find Joy in a season of anticipation For simple reasons of human error and re-print malfunction, our church bulletin this week read “First Sunday of Advent,” accidentally listing service details for the beginning of the Lenten season rather than Christmas. It was an understandable and laughable mistake, but started me thinking a bit, too…when glancing at liturgical seasons, we consider Lent a Making Lent a Meaningful Season for Kids We offer the following background and ideas for making the most of the Lenten season in your children’s ministry. Don’t miss our Lent lessons and coloring pages. Lent is the season leading up to the Holy Week For many years the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday has been honored as the time of
• Lent Lesson: Jesus in the Desert (Matthew 4:1-11) This Lent lesson explains the 40 days Jesus spent in the Wilderness. It’s perfect for kids to learn about the Temptation of Jesus and what it means to be devoted to God when no one else is around. The lesson download below includes the complete teacher notes, worksheets, coloring pages, and craft ideas. Dedication in the DesertDownload Lesson Dedication in the Desert Matthew 4:1-11 Lesson for Lent Bible Focus: Temptation of Christ; meaning and importance of Lent Target Age Group: Older elementary/middle school students Student application: Jesus suffered in order to prepare for His ministry; although we can never comprehend what He did for us, we celebrate that He overcame temptation and clung to God’s Word in the face of it. Lesson Opener:  It is so tempting…start off the lesson with an example in the natural enticement of forbidden items…bring an unassuming box filled with donuts, and place in the center of the group. First, tell students to make sure that whatever they do, they must not look at the box. Don’t think about it or talk about it. Begin to discuss Lent and the reasons we celebrate it. Throughout the discussion, glance back at the box or walk near it, but scold anyone looking towards it. Then at last, tell students they may look in it, but they cannot touch what is inside. Pass the box around, sniff deeply of the tempting sugary goodness, but do not pick up or eat the donuts. Suffer through the temptation a bit before allowing students a donut (or perhaps wait until the end of the lesson just to up the patience factor…). Explain that today’s lesson is about the temptation of Jesus, which is essentially what we commemorate when we celebrate the practice of Lent. Lent Bible Lesson: The Temptation of Jesus Lesson and Verses: Throughout the church year, we honor and celebrate different times of the life of Jesus. At Christmas, we celebrate His birthday. Easter, of course, surrounds His resurrection. And as we prepare for Easter, we observe a time of reflection through the season of Lent. During Lent we can examine ourselves and consider what Christ did for us, how He suffered and sacrificed. We remember at this time the struggle and preparation our Lord endured… Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”            -Matthew 4:1-3 Note that this passage states Jesus was LED to be tempted. It was no accident that He wandered into the desert. After His baptism, the Spirit led Him into a period of trial. This time was by no means easy for Jesus as a human, but it was further proof of His oneness with the Father and confirmation that He could withstand the Devil. It is certainly no joke that just as the Holy Spirit is present, Satan is a real force and will try his best to thwart God’s plan.  He does this in part by tempting God’s people to sin. This he did it in the Garden of Eden and succeeded. With Jesus, though, we have opportunity for a new story. “For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive” (1 Corinthians 15:22). Adam and Eve had all they could possibly ask for and yet it somehow was not enough. They were created to be perfect but fell to the idea that they could somehow be God. They sinned and destroyed opportunity for complete communion. On the other hand, Jesus was also born perfect, blameless. He was, in fact, God, yet “did not consider equality with God something to be grasped” (Philippians 2:6) and came to earth in order to undo the effects of the fall. In the desert, we see Jesus lacking in everything a human needs for survival, yet successfully enduring and resisting Satan’s attacks, on three distinct accounts. The devil tried to prey upon Christ’s humanity by first appealing to his natural physical needs. In some ways, verse two of this passage is almost laughable. After forty days of fasting he was hungry…DUH! What human wouldn’t be? In fact Jesus could not have survived without being God.  Satan first attacks His physical weakness, inviting Him to just eat something. Look at how Jesus responds in verse 4… 4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ Jesus uses Scripture, the words of His father, to stand up against the devil. He knows that food is not the only thing that sustains life and that it is more important for Him to be one with the Father. So Satan tries another approach…he uses a quote right back at the Messiah, asking Him to prove His God-hood: 5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “‘He will command his angels concerning you,and they will lift you up in their hands,so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’ 7 Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”  Matthew 4:5-7 Once again, Jesus uses scripture to repel temptation, directly asserting that He is not going to provide tricks to show who He is. He knows He does not need to. So in one last effort, the devil tries to convince him to just give up and switch teams. He advises Him to take the easy way out. He doesn’t have to go through with the horrible gruesome death awaiting Him; just bow to the devil… 8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.” 10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’” 11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him. Satan is a trickster. Throughout the Bible we witness His ability to influence and infect people (Eve, Jezebel, Herod, Saul, Ananias and Sapphira, Judas…just to name a few). But he cannot overcome the power of God. Jesus, being Himself God, passed the test. He knew what He came to do and withstood Satan’s schemes and lies. Now, since Christ took on flesh, this temptation (just as His violent crucifixion later) doubtless was no easy task. This makes it all the more significant. Jesus can comprehend our difficulty and aid us when tempted. We know He is reliable because He suffered, as well. 15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.          -Hebrews 4:15 Ever have the feeling that teachers should do their own assignments so they understand the torture they put their students through? Well, Jesus did the ultimate assignment first. He has been there. He knows and understands and is ready when we need Him. And because Christ overcame temptation, we can take comfort even when we fail. No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. (1 Corinthians 10:13). Yes, God provides a way out but as fallen creatures we do not always take it. We still fall to temptation, but our Savior did not. His defeat of Satan is the reason we can take hope and relief in what He did. Lesson Follow-up Questions: Why is it important that Jesus was tempted? It is significant that Jesus was tempted because we see a reversal from the original story of the fall. He clung to God and overcame Satan, which solidified His role as Savior and ability to take our place and take on our sins. Jesus came to make right what humans mess up. He did not give in and can provide us a way out of bondage to temptation. What kinds of things are tempting to us? Pride, vanity, selfish ambition, worldly pleasures, success, distraction…just to start. Is temptation a sin? When does it become one? Temptation itself is not a sin, as we know that Jesus did not sin and yet was tempted. When we make the choice to act upon temptation and follow through with what we know is not in God’s plan, temptation is realized and becomes sin. When have you felt like you were in a “desert” period? How did God guide you through? Answers may vary according to personal experience. Emphasis ought to point to God’s ability to uphold us as we trust in His unfailing love and power. Is hardship necessary to Godly living? Challenge and difficulty are part of living in a fallen world. We need not seek them out but neither can we avoid suffering. However, we “glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.” (Romans 5:3-5) Weekly Challenge: Adding on. A lot of times, and especially in light of the wilderness temptation, we think of Lent as a time of sacrifice, which it can be. However, giving things up is not the only way to honor God and celebrate His actions. This week, instead of concentrating on what you want to give up, identify something (or some things) you can add to your spiritual life. Maybe you need to spend more time in prayer. Maybe you can add a few minutes to your Bible study. Perhaps you want to start a journal. Or you could sign up for a service activity. One meaningful discipline in particular involves reflecting on the Gospels. There is nothing wrong with giving up chocolate for forty days. But perhaps a more meaningful act would be reading through Christ’s life in order to notice new things. Keep track of things you may not have realized or recognized previously, as well as questions about His character. Pay special attention to how the life of Jesus ultimately points to the cross and facilitates our salvation. Crafts, Coloring Pages, and Worksheets The additional learning activities and printable are included in the easy print lesson PDF download. https://youtu.be/_iAwAkwalg8 For even more ideas, don’t miss these related lessons from our website: Lesson: Jesus Battles The Devil and Temptation (Matthew 4:1-11) Making Lent a Meaningful Season Lesson: Jesus Dedication in the Temple – Luke 2:22-40 Lord’s Prayer Lesson #9 – Guard Us From Temptation & The Devil “Jesus In the Wilderness” Lectionary Lesson from Mark 1:9-15
• Children’s Sermon on the Temptation of Christ (Matthew 4:1-11) Lent Message for Kids Kids can understand the Temptation of Jesus. Use this object lesson to explain Matthew 4:1-11 during the children’s moment in your church on Sunday, March 1, 2020 (the first Sunday of Lent). Watch the example video and print the teaching notes below. Use it in your children’s ministry or Sunday School. Children’s Sermon on The Temptation of ChristDownload https://youtu.be/cWABk5HOKh0 Children’s Message “Not by Bread Alone” The Temptation of Jesus  Main Objective: Young children might not be tempted by some of the same things that adults experience, but they can certainly understand the difficulty in doing what they should. The focus of this message is to briefly describe the concept of temptation, and to offer kids positive things on which to focus.   Law/Gospel Theme: Jesus lived a life free from sin, but He was still tempted by Satan. Wanting to do wrong is not always bad, as long as we don’t fall sway to the temptation. Because Jesus went through temptation and overcame it, He is able to sympathize with our struggles and help in times of trouble. Object Lesson Props and Optional Materials: Some kind of treat or “tempting” item (edible or otherwise); list of rules (optional). Bible Passage: Matthew 4:1-11 More Help for Teaching on the Temptation of Christ Jesus is Tempted (Matthew 4:1-11) Sunday School Lesson Lesson: Jesus Battles The Devil and Temptation (Matthew 4:1-11) Jesus is Tempted Preschool Bible Lesson – Ministry-To-Children Children’s Message Note: As with most messages, the details of how you choose to communicate this are adaptable and should cater to timing as well as to your audience and student needs. Your “temptation” could be a treat, or it could be as simple as holding up a shiny object and telling kids NOT to look at it. Use your judgment and ideas to best serve students. Children’s Sermon “The Temptation of Christ” Object Lesson Greet the children, holding a bag of something fun and exciting, and likely edible. Hello, children of God! How are you? I would like you to help me with something today… I have this bag of homemade chocolate chip cookies (again, this could be another treat, or a toy or other item). Would you like one? Well, I am going to give each of you a cookie to hold…but DON’T eat it! You can touch it, you can feel it, but don’t eat it. Why don’t you smell it? Does it smell tasty? Do you think you would like to eat it? Don’t eat it, though! Is your mouth watering yet? You might be getting tempted to take a bite… Have you ever heard of the word “temptation”? Do you know what it means? Being tempted means you want to do something you are not supposed to do. Right now, you might be tempted to take a bite of that cookie. Well, eating cookies is not necessarily wrong, but if I specifically told you not to do it, then you should probably not be doing it, right? Sometimes it’s tempting to disobey, or to not listen well to our parents. What are some rules you might have at home? (Allow kids to share examples of rules. Optional: hold up list of rules or procedures for something.) Now, you might be tempted to skip some of those rules, or to do something other than what you should be doing. Maybe one of the rules doesn’t sound fun, and you’d like to do something else. It can be hard to be obedient. In fact, on our own power, it’s downright near impossible! But guess what? We don’t have to obey everything perfectly on our own power. Jesus took care of that, and we can rely on HIS power! Did you know that Jesus faced temptation? It was in our Gospel lesson today, as a matter of fact! He went out into the desert, and for a long time He didn’t have anything to eat. Well, that made Him pretty hungry, and Satan picked that time to try to make Him do things He knew He was not supposed to do. These were things that might not have been bad if God instructed it, but Jesus knew He couldn’t listen to Satan for directions. Being tempted is not a sin, but giving in to temptation is. Jesus did not give in, though. Do you know what He used to get rid of the Devil? He used Bible verses! He told Satan that He was not just going to rely on His physical body, but on the Word of God. He threw out Scripture like arrows, and it hit those temptations and eventually made Satan run away! Now, it can be hard to do the right thing. But we know that Jesus lived a perfect life, and died for us so that we can live. Jesus faced temptation, so He knows what it’s like when we are having a tough time trying to obey. What do you think we can do when we are tempted to do the wrong thing? (Take suggestions.) Yes! We can pray to God for help, and we can read our Bibles. And we can also focus on positive things in our lives. The best way to fight off a negative temptation is to focus on something wonderful instead. Why don’t we pray for help with that right now? Oh, and afterwards, you may eat your cookies… (Optional: after prayer, let kids enjoy their treats.) Children’s Prayer Moment (Have kids repeat each line) Dear God, Thank you for sending Jesus to live a perfect life Thank you that He can help us when we are tempted Help us to do the right thing To love, serve, and obey you Thank you for the love of Jesus We love you, God! In Jesus’s name, Amen! Matthew 4:1-11 New International Version (NIV) Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” 4 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” 5 Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. 6 “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written: “‘He will command his angels concerning you,     and they will lift you up in their hands,     so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’” 7 Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” 8 Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. 9 “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.” 10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’” 11 Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.
• Jesus is Tempted (Matthew 4:1-11) Sunday School Lesson This Sunday School lesson is based on the Temptation of Jesus in Matthew 4:1-11. The lesson plan below includes the complete teacher notes, craft ideas, worksheets, and coloring pages. It’s everything you need to teach kids about the Temptation of Christ. Jesus is Tempted LessonDownload Jesus is Tempted Sunday School Lesson on Matthew 4:1-11 Target Age Group: 3rd-5th grade, but could be adapted for other age groups. Compare our Preschool lesson on the Temptation of Jesus. You could also include our children’s sermon on the Temptation of Christ. Main Point: Jesus faced temptation but did not sin Supplies: Bibles, paper, pencils, Play-Doh Related: See more lessons and resources based on Matthew 4:1-11 Lesson Introduction Questions Ask: What is temptation? (The desire to do something, generally something we can’t or shouldn’t do) Ask: What are some things that kids are tempted by? (Write answers on the board.) Teacher, share something that you are tempted by. Help kids to understand that temptation isn’t something we grow out of once we reach adulthood, but we must constantly rely on God to help us overcome temptation. Ask: When you are tempted by something, how do you deal with the temptation? Say: Today’s we’ll learn that Jesus faced temptation but did not sin. Lesson: The Temptation of Christ for Kids Ask: What does it mean to be tempted by something? What are some things that are tempting? Say: Temptation all by itself isn’t sinful. It’s what we do when we’re tempted that matters. Sometimes it’s really hard to walk away from something we want (even if it’s something we shouldn’t have.) But when we give in to temptation that leads us into sin. Ask: Did you know that Jesus was tempted? He was! Jesus faced temptation but did not sin. Ask: Who remembers what the four gospels are? (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.) Say: Today’s story comes from the book of Matthew, the first book in the New Testament. Last week we heard how John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan River. We learned that The Holy Spirit descended on Jesus in the form of a dove, and God spoke from heaven saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased.” Tell the Story: Immediately after all this happened, God sent Jesus into the wilderness where he fasted for 40 days. Ask: Does anyone know what it means to fast? (To go without food for a given amount of time in order to spend time praying and thinking about God.) Ask: At the end of those 40 days how do you think Jesus felt? Tell the Story: Jesus was hungry! Suddenly Satan appeared to Jesus and tried to tempt him. He said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” Ask: Do you think Jesus was tempted to do that? If you were in Jesus’ place what would you have done? Let’s read from God’s Word to find out what Jesus did. Read Matthew 4:4 “Jesus answered, ‘It is written: Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Say: Instead of giving into the temptation to turn the stones into bread, Jesus remembered what God’s Word says. Way back in the Old Testament book of Deuteronomy we can read about how the Israelites were wandering in the desert and they were really concerned about what they were going to eat. In fact they cared more about food than their God who provided it! In reality, we need God more than we need anything else in the world because it’s God Himself who sustains us. That’s what Jesus remembered when Satan tempted Him, and knowing this truth allowed Jesus to resist temptation. Jesus faced temptation but did not sin. Tell the Story: Satan wasn’t finished with Jesus! Next he took Jesus to Jerusalem and had him stand at the very top of the temple.   Satan said that if Jesus was truly the Son of God he could jump from the top of the temple and wouldn’t be hurt. “God will take care of you.” Satan told him. “It even says in God’s Word that God will send angels to take care of you. They will lift up your hands and you won’t even hit your foot on a stone.” Say: Woah, now Satan was using scripture too! He was quoting from the Old Testament book of Psalms and tried to tempt Jesus to test God’s protection. After all if Jesus was the Son of God, wouldn’t God save him? Read Matthew 4:7 “Jesus answered him, ‘It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’” Tell the Story: You would think by this time Satan would just give up, but he still wasn’t finished trying to get Jesus to sin. This time Satan took Jesus up to a high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world. “Look at all this!” Satan said. “All of this will be yours if you would only bow down and worship me!” Read Matthew 4:10 “Jesus said to him, ‘Away from me, Satan! For it is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.” Tell the Story: For a third time Jesus quoted scripture to Satan, reminding him of the truth of God’s Word. Jesus faced temptation but did not sin. Say: Did you know that this was not the only time that Jesus was tempted? Three years later Jesus was on the cross. People passed by him and shouted up to him, “Save yourself! If you are really the Son of God, you could come down from that cross!” Jesus certainly could have saved himself because He truly was (and is) God. Jesus didn’t deserve to die on the cross because He was absolutely perfect. Jesus faced temptation but did not sin. Ask: Have you ever faced temptation? Say: God knows that we will be tempted by many things in our lives, and He has given us a powerful weapon to help us fight against it. Does anyone know what it is? (The Bible) God’s Word reminds us of what is true, even when Satan tries to tempt us to forget it. Say: God reminds us in the book of Hebrews why it’s important that Jesus faced temptation but did not sin. Let’s read and find out. Read Hebrews 4:15 “We do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Say: Jesus is our high priest! He knows what it’s like to be tempted. He’s been in our shoes, and there’s nothing that we experience that Jesus hasn’t endured himself. There’s a big difference though. When we’re tempted, we often sin. Jesus faced temptation but did not sin. Jesus did what is completely impossible for us! And because Jesus died on the cross and was raised from the dead, we have a promise that whoever puts their faith in Christ will be shown grace. Because of Jesus’ perfect life we can come before the throne of God! Let’s pray and thank God for this amazing gift. Pray Dear God thank you for Your Word and what a powerful weapon it is as we fight against temptation. Thank you for showing us how Jesus faced temptation but did not sin. We praise you for your amazing grace in our lives and for loving us so much that you would send your only Son to die for our sins. Amen. Lesson Review Questions What was the main point from our lesson? (Jesus faced temptation but did not sin.) Where was Jesus when he was tempted? (The wilderness) What did Jesus do for 40 days and 40 nights? (Fast) What 3 ways did Satan tempt Jesus? (Alleviate hunger, test God’s protection, power) What is something you learned about Jesus from this story? Learning Activity 1: Alternate Ending                Supplies: Bibles, Paper, pencils Say: We learned about the time that Jesus was tempted by Satan in the wilderness. But remember, there was another time that Jesus was tempted. Pass out Bibles and have the kids look up Matthew 27:39-40 Ask: How was Jesus tempted? Say: I want you to imagine that things in this story turned out differently. Imagine that Jesus had listened to all those people passing by as he hung on the cross. Imagine that He had used His power to save himself and come down from the cross. What would that mean for us? Pass out the paper and pencils to each kid. Have them write about (or draw a picture) of how things would have turned out if Jesus hadn’t died for our sins. Learning Activity 2: Playdoh Scene                      Supplies: Play-doh Let the kids work in small groups and pass out the Play-Doh to each group. Let them choose a scene from the story to create with the Play-Doh Crafts, Coloring Pages, and Worksheets The additional learning activities and printable are included in the easy print lesson PDF download. https://youtu.be/_iAwAkwalg8

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